Chapter 385: I'm Home
# 385. I'm Home
The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Garden.
Inside a pavilion draped with pale yellow curtains, around an octagonal table of huanghua pear wood, were sat a man in a yellow robe and another in azure.
Wei Yuan and Emperor Yuanjing were of a similar age—one with a ruddy complexion and a head full of black hair, the other already greying at the temples, his eyes carrying the weight of years.
If men were like wine, Emperor Yuanjing would be the most dazzling, the most esteemed vessel, yet in terms of flavour, Wei Yuan was the richest and most fragrant.
The two were engaged in a game of Go.
Watching as Wei Yuan captured his white piece, Emperor Yuanjing sighed,
"Since King Huai's death, the Northern Border has lost its pillar of support. The barbarians won’t be able to stir up trouble for a while either, but if the Church of the Warlock God in the Northeast bypasses the border and enters through Chuzhou, they would be marching straight for the capital—a dragon slayer at our gates!"
As he spoke, Emperor Yuanjing placed a piece down. The crisp click of the stone on the board shifted the game’s momentum—his white pieces forming a sharp blade, pressing straight for the “great dragon”.